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Series
Property Services Agency: Internal Reports and Handbooks
Catalogue reference: CM 1
What's it about?
CM 1
Internal reports and handbooks created by the Technical Directorates of the Property Services Agency and its predecessors, relating to all aspects of the Agency's work including conservation requirements and techniques, guidance on building...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CM 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Property Services Agency: Internal Reports and Handbooks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1904-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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Internal reports and handbooks created by the Technical Directorates of the Property Services Agency and its predecessors, relating to all aspects of the Agency's work including conservation requirements and techniques, guidance on building design, furniture, building specifications and contracts, the inspection and history of government buildings and royal palaces and the construction of historic buildings.
Some reports relate to specific buildings and projects. The series also contains reports on the structure, functions and operation of the Agency, including audit reports.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 543 flat sheets, photographs and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1979 Property Services Agency
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4106/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CM
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Property Services Agency: Internal Reports and Handbooks
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